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Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
viii, 152 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Michael Wigge is on an adventure of a lifetime. The reporter and journalist has traveled to many countries before, but this time he decided to make it more challenging: he would travel twenty-five thousand miles around the world by foot, bus, train, ship, and plane and not spend any of his own money.
The journey was full of challenges: What would he eat? Where would he sleep? How would he get from place to place? Every day, those questions occupied...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xvii,341 pages. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
What Would You Do with a Yellow Envelope? After Kim and her husband decide to quit their jobs to travel around the world, they're given a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away. The only three rules for the envelope: Don't overthink it; share your experiences; don't feel pressured to give it all away. Through Ecuador, Peru, Nepal, and beyond, Kim and Brian face obstacles, including major challenges to their relationship....
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[1959]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 327 p. : illus., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Carrying the famous biologist Charles Darwin, the Beagle set sail from Plymouth Sound in December of 1831 and returned in October of 1836-completing its journey across the world. This journal kept by Charles Darwin contains his notes from the journey and his commentary on the discoveries that were made. It also includes illustrations of the wonders that they encountered and in-depth discussions about life on the sea.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect! Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world’s largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their mysterious color. Or see mysterious...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts." -- provided by publisher.